76Guidance and directions about co-optionW
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(1)A local authority must, in exercising or deciding whether to exercise a co-option function—
(a)have regard to guidance given by the Welsh Ministers, and
(b)comply with directions given by the Welsh Ministers.
(2)In this section “co-option function” means a function of a local authority that relates to co-opted members of—
(a)overview and scrutiny committees, or
(b)sub-committees of such committees.
(3)That includes (but is not limited to) a function that relates to appointment of such co-opted members.